Nisaba 33, 496 (P362285)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0830

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz)? tug2# [...]
2. al-la agrig
3. 1(disz) tug2 bar-ra-an sukkal za3-ga
4. 1(disz) a-kal-la sagi
5. 1(disz) lum-ma-mu
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 sagi
7. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir masz2-e-pa3-da
8. 1(disz) szesz-a-ni gudu4 e11-e
9. 1(disz) nig2-ba-saga
10. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da
11. 1(disz) a-kal-kal gudu4 e11-e
12. 1(disz) inim-{d}szara2 muhaldim
13. 1(disz) ur-e11-e nig2-szim
14. 1(disz) za-la
15. 1(disz) ur-am3-ma
16. 1(disz) ur-mes-ib2-de2-de2
17. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu e2-sag-szu
  blank space
18. gudu4 {d}szara2-me
19. 1(disz) {d}szara2-mu-tum2
20. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da
21. 1(disz) lu2-saga
22. 1(disz) ur-dim2
23. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
24. ugula a-du!-du
25. 1(disz) ur-{d}gu4-nu2
column 2
  blank space
1. aga3-us2 ensi2
2. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ur-e2-masz
  blank space
3. ugula ur-e2-masz
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
5. ugula a-ra2-mu
6. 1(disz) lugal-e lunga
  blank space
7. 1(disz) inim-{d}inanna
8. 1(disz) sze-da-ga
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}szu-kal-la
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}li9-si4-na
11. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
12. 1(disz) nigar{+gar}-ki-du10
13. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la agrig
14. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du lugal-a2-zi-da
15. 1(disz) ur-mes
16. 1(disz) lugal-pa-e3
17. gudu4 |KI.AN|{ki}-me
18. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal ugula
19. 1(disz) nig2-ga
20. 1(disz) tul2-ta-ab-e3
21. 1(disz) tug2 ur-{d}szara2
22. 1(disz) tug2 a-kal-la lu2 azlag2
23. erin2 diri-me ugula szesz-a-ni
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra sagi
2. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir sagi
  blank space
3. ugula dam-ha-ma-ti
4. 1(u) tug2 esz3-didli
5. ugula lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
6. 1(disz) lu2-eb-gal
7. 1(disz) ur-am3-ma
  blank space
8. e2 nig2-lagar-me
9. 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
10. 1(disz) inim-ma-ni-zi
11. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da
  blank space
12. ugula lugal-saga szu-ku6
13. 1(disz) szesz-a-ni simug
14. 1(disz) a-gu dub-sar
15. 1(disz) {d}utu-saga bahar3
16. ugula lu2-kal-la
17. 1(disz) ur-ab-zu
18. 1(disz) lugal-mu-ba-zi-ge
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szitim-me
2. 1(disz) mes-e2
3. 1(disz) {d}[szara2]-i3-zu
  blank space
4. aszgab-me
5. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e esz3-du
6. 1(disz) a-kal-la
7. 1(disz) ur-bil3
8. 1(disz) nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul
9. 1(disz) ur-e11#-e
10. 1(disz) ur!-{d}kal-kal
11. 1(disz) ur#-{gesz#}gigir
12. 1(disz) ur-sukkal
13. 1(disz) e2-ga2#-ki-du10
14. 1(disz) [...]-ka
15. 1(disz) [...]
17. [...] ensi2#
18. [...]
left
1. tug2 gu2-na mu-kux(DU)
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) tug2
3. a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P362285

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PUL Ex 0830
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 165014

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 496

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

  • citation: Molina CDLB 2023/003, §4

    [Molina2023Nisaba33] Molina, Manuel, and Zsombor J. Földi. 2023. “Identification of the Cuneiform Tablets Published in Nisaba 33.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin, no. 3. https://cdli.ucla.edu/articles/cdlb/2023-3.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 14:50:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 21:30:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Firth, Richard; Mayr, Rudolf H.; Ozaki Tohru Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-09 at 09:11:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-04-03 at 21:52:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2007-02-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 496 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362285.
Nisaba 33, 496 artifact entry (No. P362285). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362285 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 496 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362285 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 496 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362285.
Nisaba 33, 496 artifact entry (No. P362285). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362285 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 496 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362285 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362285},
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